ARMISTICE, INDEPENDENCE, AND MEMORIAL DAY

Act 110 of 1905

AN ACT to authorize townships, cities, and villages to appropriate money to defray the expenses of the proper observance of armistice, independence, and memorial or decoration day or a diamond jubilee or centennial.


History: 1905, Act 110, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1905 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 27, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 271, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1977




The People of the State of Michigan enact:


123.851 Observance of armistice day, independence day, memorial or decoration day, diamond jubilee, or centennial; appropriation; assessment, levy and collection.

Sec. 1.

     The township board of a township, the board of trustees of a village, or the common council of a city in this state, may appropriate money for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the proper observance of armistice, independence, and memorial or decoration day or for the proper observance of a diamond jubilee or centennial. The sums appropriated shall be assessed, levied, and collected in the same manner as other expenses of a township, village, or city are assessed, levied, and collected.


History: 1905, Act 110, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 3296 ;-- Am. 1921, Act 48, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 2731 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 27, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1947, Act 57, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 123.851 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 30, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1955 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1975 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 271, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1977





123.852 Manner, extent, and expense of observance.

Sec. 2.

     The manner and extent of the observance authorized by section 1 shall be under the direction of the township board of the township, board of trustees of the village, or common council of the city, as the case may be, and the expense of the observance shall be paid in the same manner as other expenses of the township, village, or city are paid.


History: 1905, Act 110, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 3297 ;-- CL 1929, 2732 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 27, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 123.852 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 271, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1977



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